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Present on multiple monitors (and view speaker notes privately)

You can present with two monitors: Using Presenter View is a great way to view your presentation with speaker notes on one monitor (your laptop, for example), while your audience views the notes-free presentation on a different monitor (like a larger screen you're projecting to).

Note:  Make sure the device you're using for your presentation supports the use of multiple monitors. Check with your manufacturer for up-to-date information about multiple monitor support.

To do this procedure and split the view between projectors in this way, you must be connected to the second screen.

Set up PowerPoint to use Presenter view with two monitors

On the Slide Show tab, in the Monitors group, select Use Presenter View .

Windows Display Settings should open.

In the Display Settings dialog box, on the Monitor tab, select the monitor icon that you want to use to view your speaker notes, and then select the This is my main monitor check box.

If the This is my main monitor check box is selected and unavailable, the monitor is already designated as the primary monitor.

Select the monitor icon for the second monitor—the one the audience will watch, and then select the Extend my Windows Desktop onto this monitor check box.

Notes:  If the Windows Display Settings don't open, do the following:

Windows 10: Click Start > Settings > System > Display . At the top, under Customize your display , is a diagram of the screens connected to your computer, with each screen numbered. If you are connected to a project, typically it will be represented in the diagram as screen 2. Select screen 1 in the diagram, then scroll downward. Ensure that the check box named Make this my main display is selected. Above that check box, in the Multiple displays list, select Extend these displays .

Windows 8: Right-click the Windows Start button, click Control Panel > Display > Adjust resolution . In the Multiple displays list, click Extend these displays . Select the monitor on which you want to view your speaker notes, and click Make this my main display .

You can use PowerPoint on your smartphone as a remote control to run your presentation and view your speaker notes. See Using a laser pointer on your smartphone when presenting in PowerPoint for more information, including a brief video.

Deliver your presentation on two monitors

On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click Set Up Slide Show .

In the Set Up Show dialog box, choose the options that you want, and then click OK . If you choose Automatic , PowerPoint will display speaker notes on the laptop monitor, if available. Otherwise, PowerPoint will display speaker notes on the main display identified in your Display settings ( Settings > Display ).

Extend vs. Duplicate: What happens after the slide show ends

PowerPoint does something behind the scenes to make the process of starting a slide show on a second monitor as smooth and quick as possible. When you enter Slide Show, PowerPoint automatically changes your display settings (also known as your display topology) to Extend .

What can be confusing is what happens after your slide show concludes:

In newer versions of PowerPoint , when your slide show ends,, PowerPoint reverts to your default setting, returning to Duplicate , if that's what you have chosen.

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How to Use Powerpoint on Multiple Displays

Katie | April 14, 2020

If you have multiple screens and are using PowerPoint, there are some great tools and tricks available that you can use. Some of these include choosing which monitor you want to present on, how to use presenter view with the dual monitor function, and yes we show you how to use a virtual laser pointer! Enjoy our video or read through the walkthrough below.

Step by step walkthrough:

We make a lot of different products that allow you to add multiple displays to your system and in the course of helping our customers, we get questions that are not necessarily related to our products themselves, but to functional and usability aspects of having multiple displays. And one of the things we’ve helped customers with in the past that I’d like to demonstrate today are some of the multiple display options within Microsoft’s PowerPoint.

What I have right now is the PowerPoint application opened on my display on the left and I’ve got nothing open on my display on the right. I’ve got one of the built in PowerPoint example presentations open, and what I want to do is click on Slide Show where I can see certain settings about how the presentation will run when I start up. What’s interesting here is this section that’s called Monitor. Right now, the monitor is set to primary monitor.

Now my display on the left is my primary monitor. So what that means is when I start the presentation, the presentation runs on my primary display. I can go through it like I would any presentation using the arrow keys and when I’m done I can press escape to go back to PowerPoint. Well that’s pretty expected and standard, but there’s other options you have when you have more than one display. If I click on the dropdown for Monitor, I can pick the second display I have connected to the system so that when I start the presentation, PowerPoint will stay open on my one display, but the actual slideshow and we’ll start on the other.

Now why would you want to do this? I have a desktop with just two displays connected to it, but this could just as easily be a laptop with a projector connected to its video output. So while I’m working in my PowerPoint or presenting, I can still see all of the slides in the display outside of the actual presentation.

Okay, that’s pretty useful. But what else can we do? Let me stop the slide show and click the option: Use presenter view.

What this does is when I start the presentation that only shows the output of the presentation on my right display, but it also shows a timer, the slides themselves, what my next slide will be, if there’s any notes for the individual slide and handy tools that will allow you to manipulate information outside of the view of the audience while working.

Now, again, not the most exciting thing in and of itself, but pretty handy if you’re using a laptop and presenting. It allows you to have more control over your presentation and review any notes if you need to all at the same time.

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Prevent Powerpoint 2020 from presenting on both monitors

Hi. I am using Powerpoint 2020 on an iMac with a second monitor running OS High Sierra (10.13.6). During Teams meetings I show Powerpoint slides using the Teams screen sharing functionality. I would like to keep Teams and Powerpoint presentation on separate screens. However, the Powerpoint presentation always appears on both screens.

Changing the Powerpoint settings in "Slide Show" ribbon > "Set Up Slide Show" > "Monitors" to either 'Automatic', 'Primary monitor' or 'Monitor 2' makes no difference.

Powerpoint will use just one screen if the "Set Up Slide Show" settings are changed to "Browsed by and individual (window)" or "Browsed at a kiosk (full screen)"; however, in these modes the presenter tools (pen, laser, etc) are not available, and they are essential during my presentations.

In System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement "Mirror Displays" is unchecked. In System Preferences > Mission Control "Displays have separate Spaces" is checked (doesn't make a difference).

Please advise. Many thanks.

Can you minimize the screen that has the PowerPoint visual that the audience will see? At times, for some reason, my meeting controls opened on that screen (behind) the presentation, and thus I did know how to open?

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Fantastic - thanks a lot @Emi Zhang-MSFT !

This does not work. I have tried all the options and PowerPoint continues using my two monitors. I want PowerPoint to use only one monitor to be able to follow the Zoom meeting on the other monitor. I am using a Mac.

This worked for me. Only one PPT window shows and I put it on my monitor, then see Zoom on my laptop. I have MS Office 2016.

1) Open PowerPoint 2011 2) Choose the Slide Show tab on the ribbon 3) Select Set Up Show 4) Under Show type, choose Browsed by an individual (window) 5) Click OK

Taken from: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/office-mac-2011-power-point-have-dual-monitors-but/26909367-cc08-4952-adf7-57e80e1c65b2

YET, I'd like to use Presenter View and be able to NOT have the two PPT displays completely cover my Monitor and Laptop. It seems we should be able to "re-size" the two displays so they aren't full screen.

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Not sure about Mac, but on Windows 11, you've option to permanently disable it by going "Slide Show" ribbon > "Monitors" , uncheck 'Use Presenter View'.

Or during presentation, right click and select 'Hide Presenter View'

Hope that helps!

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How can I work in other applications while using PowerPoint presenter view on mac?

In Windows it is possible to switch between and work with open applications when PowerPoint is open in presenter view. In this mode, the audience sees only the PowerPoint presentation, while you use the other applications.

So the presenter is viewing the presentation via the MacBook and the audience sees it on a projector.

This does not seem possible on the Mac. Does anyone know how this can be achieved?

• 1 Is this on a multiple monitor setup? I do not recall any instances of not seeing when the presenter switches to other applications when also using PowerPoint (in Windows and Mac). The only thing that would make this possible (and that I have seen) is if you had multiple monitors setup as an extended desktop. –  Christian Correa Commented Oct 3, 2011 at 20:31
• @ChristianCorrea - try that as an answer? (I'd upvote.) I was about to say the same thing; system prefs, hardware, displays and turn off mirroring. –  DanBeale Commented Oct 3, 2011 at 22:01
• @ChristianCorrea, one monitor for the presenter (on MacBook) plus projector for audience. –  Reinstate Monica - Goodbye SE Commented Oct 4, 2011 at 4:19
• I too am having the same problem. With my PC laptop I can run multiple programs at the same time and view different ones while my students only see my powerpoint program. I started to switch to using a macbook pro and quickly went back to using my windows laptop because of this. There is no way to have powerpoint work on a mac like it does on a PC. This really stinks and it made me move away from going to a macbook. –  user48512 Commented May 1, 2013 at 16:17

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I am assuming multiple display setup in extended mode (not mirrored). I had this problem as well.

I found that in PowerPoint Mac 2011:

• go to "Slide Show" tab in the ribbon.
• Click "Set Up Show" button.
• Change radio button for "Show type" to "Browsed by an individual (window)".

This will put the presentation into a window, which you can maximize on the presenting screen (for me the 2nd display hooked up). Yes you get the title bar, but otherwise it's effectively full screen. On the primary display (which is still my laptop screen), I can move to different applications without affecting the windowed presentation screen.

Per @DanBeale's suggestion: The way I have seen a presenter switch to an application away from PowerPoint without being displayed on the presentation video output is to do it on a separate screen when you extend your desktop via a projector. This is the same behavior you see on a MacBook when you extend your desktop via an external monitor.

In other words, I do not think that what you are looking for is a PowerPoint feature per se. This behavior should be similar in Windows as well.

For example: Whenever I attach my MacBook to an external video source, say a Vizio television, I typically end up using Apple's mini-DVI to VGA adapter. Using the MacBook's video output port brings up additional options in the Display settings in System Preferences. If I choose to extend my desktop rather than mirror it, then I can use the Vizio television to display anything I want (PowerPoint, Keynote, Hulu over Safari, etc). As I do this, the MacBook's own screen remains free for me to use any way I see fit. This screen is not shown via the television.

You can achieve the same results using a projector rather than a television. Hope this helps.

• 1 When using extended desktops and PowerPoint, presenter mode uses both monitors in full screen, therefore any switch will trigger PowerPoint to close. I have the same issue with doing presentations, and it is a painful experience. Your solution only works if not using the Presenter View, and only having PowerPoint running on the external display, which does not allow you to use Presenter View. –  BinaryMisfit Commented Oct 4, 2011 at 6:46
• @Diago is correct, this was not what I'm looking for because I'm specifically using presenter view. –  Reinstate Monica - Goodbye SE Commented Oct 4, 2011 at 18:59

Use Command + Option + D to bring up your apple dock at any time...just be sure you have the applications you want to access on your dock. Suggest before you go into slide show presentation mode that you bring up the doc on whichever monitor the participants won't be seeing and leave it there before launching the slides. Once the slides are showing you can access your other applications without participants seeing on the other monitor * for example, presenters view * via your dock.

I got it to work by going to the slide show tab and then going to set up slide show and choosing the Browsed by an individual option, this does put the slide show into a window though, but you can then do whatever on the other screen.

Thanks all. There are still some oddities going om that I chased down. Maybe this would be helpful to others (using MacBook Pro and OS X 10.10.1)

Be sure to have mirror display off in OS via icon bar at top of desktop - monitor picture with triangular stand thingy.

In Powerpoint:

a. Only have one ppt document moved to the extended monitor

b. In THAT ppt, go to Setup Show and assure that BROWSED BY AN INDIVIDUAL is set (note that the option screen comes up on primary monitor)

c. Run slide show, this creates a slide viewer window on the extended desktop

d. Maximize this window on upper left green maximize circle

e. Now, can work on primary while secondary has ppt

f. To advance ppt, move cursor over the projected slide and double click once. Then, will behave as usual once it has focus

g. NOTE: once you leave the presentation, you need to change view to not be full screen via Ctrl-Command-F (or view Exit Full Sreen)

Hope this helps!

After tons of research around the web, I found a way to run other applications while running a Keynote presentation. Within Keynote's preferences, be sure the box for "Allow Expose, Dashboard, and others to use the screen." Next, set up Mission Control (formerly known as Spaces) do have your Keynote window on Desktop-1 and your other application's window on Desktop-2. Now hit "Play". At any point during the presentation, press "F" (to pause the slide show); Command-2 (to switch to your alternate application); Command-1 (to switch back to Keynote); and Space Bar (to resume). Your clients will see only one slide for the duration, and will not see anything you are doing on virtual Desktop-2.

• Could you raise this to reflect Powerpoint? –  bmike ♦ Commented Mar 8, 2016 at 1:55

If you follow this tutorial it will show you how to mirror the displays which is not what you want. Since you don't want them mirrored then just uncheck the box. I hope this helps.

http://www.usingmac.com/2008/6/19/setting-mirror-display-for-your-mac

• Thanks, but the issue is that on Windows I can run other applications simultaneously but on a Mac it quits the presentation. I don't think your suggestion helps, please correct me if I'm wrong. –  Reinstate Monica - Goodbye SE Commented Jan 8, 2012 at 19:25
• It should not quit the presentation it their any way for you to test it on you machine because I do it all the time. I drag my PowerPoint window to the new display and then I press play. It should just play on that external display. –  BDGapps Commented Jan 8, 2012 at 22:41

E. Lu's solution is the only thing I see that accomplishes what Windows PPT 2010 does out of the box: Allow you to show a PPT slideshow on an external screen while you do something else on your primary (MacBook screen).

In Windows, you can "setup show" to display the slides on whatever screen you like and then when you enter slideshow mode only the screen you have designated is used for the slides while your other screen can be used for whatever you like. Of course when you click Page down to advance the slides, PPT (specifically the PPT slideshow) has to have Windows Focus.

There is an option in PowerPoint preferences -> View that says 'always mirror displays when switching to another view or application' - I found that unchecking that kept the very bizarre behavior of my entire Mac desktop being set to mirrored when I used Command-Tab to switch from PPT while in slideshow (with the obligatory presenter view running).

Anyone know how to advance slides manually when in "Browse at a kiosk (full screen)" mode?

I suggest everyone visit Microsoft's Office for Mac page and provide feedback on this - we need a third "old school" option in the "Settings for two displays" ribbon!!

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You can use presenter view but use CMD-Tab to switch between programs on the Mac.

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Think Outside The Slide

Six Common Problems With Displaying Your Presentation

Too often, we plug all of our computer presentation equipment in, fire up our presentation and … we don’t get what we expected. It might be that we can see our presentation on our laptop computer, but the screen or projector won’t show the presentation. Maybe we see the presentation on both our laptop and the projector but we want to see Presenter View on our computer so we can see our notes. Before you get that panicked feeling and think the projector is not working properly, check these six most common problems with computer presentation displays.

Problem #1 – Display toggle

Laptops have multiple display modes. The four most common are: 1) laptop display only, 2) external display only, 3) duplicate the laptop display on the external display, and 4) extend the laptop display onto the external display. The computer may not be in a mode that displays the presentation on the external display properly.

There are two typical modes that presenters use. The duplicate displays mode allows the laptop and the projector/TV to have the same content. This is the mode that most presenters use. Some presenters use the extend display mode because the Presenter View option in PowerPoint requires this mode. Presenter View allows you to show your slides on the external display while the laptop has a view that contains the current slide, upcoming slides, and your notes ( This Microsoft article explains how to use Presenter View in more detail ). While this mode sounds appealing, it does depend on the hardware capabilities of the laptop and the projection system, which most presenters have no control over. I don’t suggest you rely on this mode working all the time. This article gives you different options for your speaking notes.

Some laptops default to extended display mode when they are connected to some projectors or TVs. To switch display modes in Windows 8 or 10, press Windows+P (hold the Windows key and press the letter P). You can now use your arrow keys to select the mode you want and press Enter when done (or use your mouse to click on the desired mode). Many laptops also have a key combination that will allow you to rotate between the display modes. If you have Windows 7, this will be the method you use to change display modes. Look for a key (usually one of the function keys) that has a picture of a display on it. You usually have to hold a special Function key (usually labeled Fn) and press this key to switch between the different modes. After you press the key combination, wait at least five to ten seconds for the new setting to take effect before you toggle to the next setting.

Problem #2 – Cables Loose

It is amazing how many display problems are caused by loose cables between the computer and data projector. Make sure all cables are securely connected to the appropriate port. With many laptops requiring dongles to convert between mini DisplayPort or USB-C ports and a VGA or HDMI cable, check each connection is secure. Remove and re-seat each cable/connector to make sure.

Problem #3 – Projector/TV Input Source

On data projectors or TVs that are often used with multiple input sources, the input source selected on the data projector/TV may be using a different input source than the one your computer is connected to. There is usually a button on the top of the projector, side of the TV or on the projector/TV remote control which allows you to toggle between the different input sources. You may have to go into the data projector/TV settings menu to change the input source on some older projectors/TVs.

Problem #4 – Power Switched On

Incredible as it seems, power being turned on is one of the common problems. This happens because when we turn on our laptop, if it is not plugged in, it will still run on battery. We don’t realize that the projector has not been plugged into the power outlet and when we turn it on, nothing happens. Check that the power cord is in the wall outlet if the data projector does not turn on.

Problem #5 – Projector Standby Mode On

If you plug your computer into a projector that someone else has just been using and your display does not come up, check if the projector’s standby mode is on. This standby mode keeps the projector fan running but does not light the bulb. It is usually used for cooling a projector after a presentation.

Problem #6 – Projector Cover Loose

When data projectors are moved or transported, the cover can sometimes come loose. When this happens, they will power up but not turn on the bulb for safety reasons. Turn off the projector and check to see that all covers are securely on. Never check for loose covers with the projector on, you will risk being electrocuted or burned by hot components inside the projector.

Next time you have everything plugged in and you don’t get what you expected, check to see if one of these six problems is the cause.

Want a more comprehensive checklist you can quickly refer to the next time your presentation won’t display? Click here to get my Presentation display problem checklist .

Are you looking for a customized workshop where your staff can learn to create PowerPoint presentations that have a clear message, focused content, and effective visuals?   Click here to learn more about my customized in-house workshops . If you are an individual who wants to learn these skills at your own pace, check out my guided self-study course .

Dave Paradi has over twenty-two years of experience delivering customized training workshops to help business professionals improve their presentations. He has written ten books and over 600 articles on the topic of effective presentations and his ideas have appeared in publications around the world . His focus is on helping corporate professionals visually communicate the messages in their data so they don’t overwhelm and confuse executives. Dave is one of fewer than ten people in North America recognized by Microsoft with the Most Valuable Professional Award for his contributions to the Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams communities. His articles and videos on virtual presenting have been viewed over 4.8 million times and liked over 17,000 times on YouTube.

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external displays receive input signals ONLY when I open a Powerpoint file and use slide show mode?

At work I use two external displays as extended monitors. Today suddenly I lost my input signals to both external displays.

Strangely, when I opened a Powerpoint file and read the slides in a slide mode, the slides were projected to the third display (which has an "in-slide" control panel to move forward and backward the slides) while the second display is considered "co-display" with the laptop monitor (as indicated by 1|2, and 3, when I tried to identify the displays).

What happens to the two external displays so that Powerpoint slide mode can project signals to the two external displays but when I close the Powerpoint file I would lose the input signals to the two external monitors.

And how can I resolve the issue of "no input signal" to the two external displays when I close Powerpoint program?

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• Is PowerPoint configured to use a specific resolution on said display... and is it that resolution which is needed for the display to show content? –  I say Reinstate Monica Commented Mar 19, 2019 at 23:40
• not sure. I assume it is configured in the default setting. Both PowerPoint and Monitor resolutions have not been tweaked. –  B Chen Commented Mar 19, 2019 at 23:48
• As I've experienced the same bug (and the solution provided here worked for me), let me add a bit extra observations. The problem started for me, when I was presenting in the conference room, connected to the room conference system. The conference system's monitors became active only when I'd started the presentation mode. When I'd finished the presentation, I didn't exit the presentation mode, just put the computer to sleep. After going to my usual setup I'd eventually stopped the presentation mode and from that point the external monitors were active only when in some presentation mode. –  Ister Commented Nov 2, 2023 at 9:04

3 Answers 3

• Turn on a Powerpoint presentation
• Press F5 to start slide show
• Restart computer (without closing the slideshow)
• See if it works

• 1 This is the weirdest bug I've ever had on my computer, and this answer is the solution. Worked perfectly. –  girlvsdata Commented May 4, 2021 at 4:12
• I concur. Apparently it is a repeatable bug (I had precisely the same case) and luckily repeatable solution. –  Ister Commented Nov 2, 2023 at 8:57
• I had a similar experience and I did exactly this in order to get the monitors working normally again. –  FTM Commented Nov 24, 2023 at 8:46

I have the same problem. I'm using a new Thinkpad 15" 20MAS4EX with a lightning dock on Windows 10 Version 1809 Build 17763.615.

My experience:

May 2019 Receive new Thinkpad 15" and Thinkpad lightning dock, 2 4k monitors extending with 2x Mini Displayport from dock...everything working! :)

a. June 2019, Mini Displayport stops working. :(

b. Switch to HDMI and both monitors work again to extend :)

a. July 2019 HDMI stops working on both monitors. :(

b. Very sad, same thing had happened on previous Dell laptop and dock. Just use laptop by itself. :(

a. August 2019, launch a presentation accidentally with monitors connected via HDMI and both work. :|

• b. Current state: As long as I launch a PowerPoint Presentation, HDMI works the 2 extended monitors. I can minimize the presentation and use the displays. ?-:)

Like the original poster, I would love to know why.

This is my state when I'm not in presentation mode. The monitors are "seen" in Display Settings, but not active or usable.

This is what happens when PowerPoint is in Presentation mode.

Possibly because you "extend" the displays instead of "duplicate" the displays.

On Windows 10: Setting -> display -> multiple displays -> duplicate these displays.

Then the external displays will show the same contents as those on your laptop/desktop display.

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Does ClickShare support dual screen Presenter View in MS PowerPoint?

Applicable to

• ClickShare C-5
• ClickShare CS-100 Huddle
• ClickShare CSE-200+
• ClickShare CSE-200
• ClickShare CX-50
• ClickShare C-10
• ClickShare CS-100
• ClickShare CSE-800
• ClickShare CX-20
• ClickShare CX-30

Yes, Dual-screen presenter view in Microsoft PowerPoint  for Windows is supported by ClickShare. Two methods described below can be used depending on the ClickShare series and the firmware version installed on ClickShare CS(E) series.

Prerequisites:

• Method 1 and 2: ClickShare Extension Pack  must be installed on your Windows (how to, see  KB 4073 )
• If using method 1, ClickShare Desktop App should be installed on your Windows (how to: see KB 3714 ).
• If using method 2, ClickShare Button should be available

Method 1: CS(E)-series (firmware version 1.9 or higher) and CX/C-series

• Connect to your meeting room screen by plugging the ClickShare Button to laptop or using the ClickShare Desktop App.  
• Enable the ClickShare as your Extended desktop (how to: see KB 2588 ).  

• Press the (virtual) ClickShare Button to present the extended desktop with your full-screen presentation on the main display

Method 2: CS(E)-series (firmware version  below 1.9)

• Plug-in the Button, this will automatically start the clickshare client on the Button when the extension pack is installed.  

• Press the ClickShare Button to present the extended desktop with your full-screen presentation on the main display.

Last updated Feb 27, 2024

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